Zichron Ya’acov

Between missiles and swifts: A stay at the Gordonia hotel - review

'Despite the extraordinary tensions in Israel, there was the ebullience of being together, as if we’d met fellow Israelis in a Chabad House in Seoul or Fairbanks, Alaska.'

|ByBARBARA SOFER
THE WRITER and husband, Gerald Schroeder, at ‘that pool she’d been talking about for months.’
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom attends the inauguration of new installations at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as part of the prison’s transformation plan, in San Quentin, California, US, February 20, 2026.

Grapevine, March 20, 2026: A legislative battle against Jews

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The destruction caused by the looters at the Horvat Hermesh antiquities site in northern Israel, March 17, 2026.

Police forced into shelter with two suspects arrested for antiquities theft amid sirens

The suspects excavation equipment has been seized, and the investigation is ongoing.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
The infinity pool at Gordonia Hotel

A first look: This is what the new Gordonia Hotel opening this winter looks like

Gordonia Hotel Zichron Yaacov will open this coming February, but not in a boutique format—rather with 142 rooms, an infinity pool, and also a huge spa.

|ByZIV REINSTEIN

Zichron Yaakov’s new Gordonia hotel offers deluxe rooms, pools, and panoramic views - review

Overlooking the Carmel Coast, Zichron Yaakov’s new Gordonia hotel brings sea facing rooms, a dramatic infinity pool, a full spa, and refined cuisine to one of Israel’s most scenic towns.

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByBARBARA SOFER
A view of the new Gordonia Zichron Yaakov.